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  2. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the season is known as Carnival and ...

  3. Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

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    Mardi Gras Indian getting ready. In 1740, New Orleans' Congo Square was a cultural center for African music and dance. New Orleans was more liberal than many Southern cities, and on Sundays African slaves gathered to sing folk songs, play traditional music, and dance.

  4. UpStairs Lounge arson attack - Wikipedia

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    The UpStairs Lounge arson attack, sometimes called the UpStairs Lounge Fire, occurred on June 24, 1973, at a gay bar called the UpStairs (or Up Stairs) Lounge located on the 2nd floor of the 3-story building at 604 Iberville Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. [2] Thirty-two people died and 15 were injured as a result of ...

  5. Canal Street, New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Canal Street in the 1950s. For more than a century, Canal Street was the main shopping district of Greater New Orleans.Local or regional department stores Maison Blanche, D. H. Holmes, Godchaux's, Gus Mayer, Labiche's, Kreeger's, and Krauss anchored numerous well-known specialty retailers, such as Rubenstein Men's Store, Adler's Jewelry, Koslow's, Rapp's, and Werlein's Music, as well as ...

  6. History of the Ursulines in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The Ursulines have a long history in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.. Arrival of the Ursulines in New Orleans, 1727 (19th century depiction) As early as 1726, King Louis XV of France decided that three Ursuline nuns from Rouen should go to New Orleans to establish a hospital for poor sick people and to provide education for young girls of wealthy families.

  7. Lakefront Arena - Wikipedia

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    Lakefront Arena is the home venue for both the New Orleans Privateers men's and women's basketball teams. The arena opened November 26, 1983, when UNO hosted in-state rival LSU in a basketball doubleheader. The arena hosted the 1991 NCAA Women's basketball Final Four, where the University of Tennessee beat the University of Virginia for their ...

  8. Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans

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    The Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans is a historic 33-story, 407 feet (124 m)-tall skyscraper designed by noted architect Edward Durell Stone, located at 2 Canal Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans. It was formerly known as the "ITM Building", i.e., the International Trade Mart, it was also known as the ...

  9. 24-Hour Stores Near Me: 40 Places Open Right Now - AOL

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    Many Starbucks locations are open 24/7. Starbucks has 38,000 shops around the world. Waffle House: Founded in 1955 with a single location in Avondale Estates, Georgia, Waffle House now has more ...

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